CONTENTS
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I.—Which Introduces a Young Author 7
II.—A Confession 13
III.—An Alarming Suggestion 20
IV.—A Complication 27
V.—A Woman’s Honor 34
VI.—The Thirteenth Man 41
VII.—The Prisoner 48
VIII.—The Kiss 55
IX.—Phyllis Throws a Bomb 61
X.—For a Son’s Sake 67
XI.—A Ray of Hope 73
XII.—The Mystery of the Little Wood 79
XIII.—A Judgment by Appearances 84
XIV.—“And what a Noble Plot was Crossed” 91
XV.—“Strong in War, but Weak in Love” 97
XVI.—The Birth of a Soul 103
XVII.—What a Dog’s Leash Prevented 110
XVIII.—Philip Sits in Judgment 118
XIX.—Colonel Lane Goes Off Guard 123
XX.—“So Near, and Yet so Far!” 131
XXI.—Two Men Discuss a Woman 140
XXII.—Alvin Tries Artfully to Bring Old Lovers Together 147
XXIII.—The Letter 154
XXIV.—Worse Complications 161
XXV.—Phyllis the Martyr! 166
XXVI.—“Drat Love Affairs!” Said Mrs. Pickett 174
XXVII.—A Half-Confidence 181
XXVIII.—The Problem of Eweretta’s Mind 189
XXIX.—“A Daniel Indeed!” 195
XXX.—Such is Love 202
XXXI.—The Colonel Goes Again “On Duty” 208
XXXII.—Uncle Robert is Effectively Damped 216
XXXIII.—Damning Evidence 224
XXXIV.—The Flight of Phyllis 231
XXXV.—Philip Takes Drastic Measures 237
XXXVI.—Colonel Lane Apologizes 243
XXXVII.—The Hand of Fate 251
XXXVIII.—In the Depths of Despair 258
XXXIX.—A Supernatural Happening 266
XL.—Mother and Son 273
XLI.—A Testimonial to Miss Linkin 278
XLII.—How Reputations are Ruined 286
XLIII.—A Miraculous Medicine 292
XLIV.—How an Edition of “Wings and Winds” was Sold 298
XLV.—How a Scandal-Monger was Served 303
XLVI.—The Mystery of the Little Wood Revealed at Last 308
XLVII.—The Last 315
THE THIRTEENTH MAN